Hello hello,

Harry Potter books I think are a sort of oddity. They can be read by young children and also by adults without being too easy. I think that they're definitely worth the read because the movies, although great, skipped a lot of the details that you can only get from the stories... like personal thoughts, descriptions, etc.

I've read Timeline by Crichton as well. It's a good book. Kind of a mind trip. I'm a sucker for King as well.. and his Blackhouse/Talisman series with Peter Straub.

Nora Roberts also has another good one called Birthright.

 

[QUOTE=S2KJewelGirlie,Oct 11 2004, 03:18 PM]What kind of book is Pillars of the Earth?

 

Yeah I know what you mean... at the end of Angels and Demons I was pulling for the Illuminati. I may have to read those other two you mentioned though..

 

1) All Harry Potter books-J.K Rowling (Read them all 2xs) can't wait for Book 6!!
2)Da Vinci Code -Dan Brown
3) Angels and Demons- Dan Brown
If you have read Da Vinci Code you'll also like Angels and Demons they were BOTH awesome.

 

Hitler:1936-1945 Nemesis by Ian Kershaw (currently reading)
The Fall of Berlin by Antony Beevor (just finished)


Brawn by Stu McRobert (the antithesis of Arnold's Encyclopedia)

Any history buffs ? I have read dozens of non-fiction "Eastern front" books.

 

I gotta read the Harry Potter books. I've been putting it off because I heard the American versions had been 'Americanized', and I'd rather read the UK versions if that's the case.

By 'Americanized', it sounded like they had taken Anglicisms that wouldn't be common knowledge over here and 'translated' them to US English. Is it true? I don't know

 

Has anyone ever picked up a book that was recommended by Oprah's Book Club? I never have, but this month's book: The Good Earth by Pearl Buck is tempting me.

http://www.amazon.ca/exec/obidos/ASIN/0743...8496507-2113161

 

Read Harry Potter 3 & 4. Working on book 5 now. Definately a great read for any age.

 

I'm reading book 5 of Harry Potter for recreational reading now.

Just finished the Da Vinci code. Eh.. i didn't like it too much. i think it's more of a hype. i felt like it was too predictable and not as consistant as the other Dan Brown books. Of course this is a hard subject to be consistant with while looking realistic but being fiction, but I had read Digital Fortress and that was a good book. It was my spring break read last year. reading digital fortress and the da vinci code, you can definitely tell his patter. I don't want to ruin it so I'm not going to say it, but yeah, you should see the resemblance.

 

They American Version is a little different because of certain words and spellings into the "American" form of English. But they kept the base of the context and most of the words. The main book you might notice a difference is "The Sorcerer's Stone" and in the UK it is called "The Philosopher Stone".
All the HP Books are great and give you an even more in-depth look into the movies. If you like to use your imagination, and having seen the movies it will help you visualize the details J.K. Rowling so eloquently describes in the books. For me my favorite out of all 5 so far is Book 3. I wouldn't want to reveal much about the other books so I am just going to stay
BTW If you guys/gals haven't heard already book 6 will be called "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince". Now after reading all the books who can guess who might be the Half-Blood Prince. THAT is the question!

Oh you should check this out it will help you get a little more information on the books. http://www.mugglenet.com/books/index.shtml